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William D. Ryan William D. Ryan (1861 – November 17, 1949) was an American labor unionist. Born in Illinois, Ryan moved with his family to Braidwood, Illinois in 1865. He became a breaker boy at a colliery, and joined the Knights of Labor, and then the Un ...

(1861–1949), American labor unionist *

William Fitts Ryan William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

(1922–1972), congressman from New York *

William H. Ryan William Henry Ryan (May 10, 1860 – November 18, 1939) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1899 to 1909. Biography Born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Ryan moved to B ...

(1860–1939), U.S. Representative from New York and Abbeyland *

William H. Ryan Jr. William H. Ryan Jr. is an American politician and attorney who served as the acting Attorney General of Pennsylvania from January through May 2011. On August 19, 2011, he was appointed to a three-year term as the fourth Chairman of the Pennsylv ...

, former Delaware County District Attorney and acting Pennsylvania Attorney General *

William Ryan (53rd Congress) William Ryan (March 8, 1840February 18, 1925) was an American banker and businessman who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1893 1895. Biography Born in County Tipperary in Ireland (then a part of the U.K.) on March 8, ...

(1840–1925), represented New York's 16th District in the Fifty-third United States Congress *

William Ryan (Irish politician) William Ryan (21 September 1921 – 2 January 1994) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician from County Tipperary. He was a senator from 1961 to 1989. Born in Kilfeacle, County Tipperary, Ryan was elected in 1961 to the 10th Seanad on the Agri ...

(1921–1994), Irish Fianna Fáil politician, senator 1961–1989 *William Ryan (film director), director of ''

Reach the Rock ''Reach the Rock'' is a 1998 American comedy drama film directed by William Ryan and starring William Sadler and Alessandro Nivola. It was the last film to be written and produced by John Hughes before his death. Premise A small-town troublemak ...

'' and ''Flubber'' *William Ryan (geologist), proponent of the

Black Sea deluge theory The Black Sea deluge is the best known of three hypothetical flood scenarios proposed for the Late Quaternary history of the Black Sea. It is one of the two of these flood scenarios which propose a rapid, even catastrophic, rise in sea level of th ...

William Ryan (psychologist) William J. Ryan, Jr. (c. 1924 – June 7, 2002) was a psychologist and author best known for his criticism of "blaming the victim" first published in his 1971 book of the same title. Ryan's work is considered a major structuralist rebuttal to the ...

(c. 1924–2002), author of the 1971 book ''Blaming the Victim'' * William Ryan (sailor) (born 1988), Australian sailor *

William Ryan (Canadian politician) William Michael Ryan (22 November 1887 – 4 January 1938) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick and became a barrister and journalist. Ryan attended University of St. Joseph' ...

(1887–1938), Canadian Member of Parliament *

William Ryan (footballer) William Ryan was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He started his career with Football League First Division side Burnley, and made one appearance for the club in the 2–1 victory over Derby County at Turf Moor on ...

, English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper *

William Patrick Ryan William Patrick Ryan (1867–1942), was an Irish author and journalist. He was born near Templemore, County Tipperary. The early part of his career was spent in London, where he worked as a journalist. Upon returning to Ireland he began his own ...

(1867–1942), Irish author and journalist *

William F. Ryan William F. Ryan (1907–1954), nicknamed The Bronx Comet, was an American checkers player who won national titles in both 1939 and 1946. He counted Sam Gonotsky as a mentor and friend. He was known as the champion of "blindfold checkers" and wrot ...

(1907–1954), American checkers player * William A. Ryan (1919–2001), politician from Michigan *

William B. Ryan William B. Ryan (December 26, 1908 – November 4, 1975) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. Ryan was born in Smith County, Kansas and grew up in the Lebanon, Kansas area. He received his law degree from the University of Kansas Sch ...

(1908-1975), American politician, lawyer, and judge * Will Ryan (William F. Ryan, 1949–2021), American voice actor and singer *

Will Ryan (basketball) William Francis Ryan III (born July 8, 1978) is an American basketball coach who is the former head coach of the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team. Early life and education Ryan is a native of Platteville, Wisconsin. He began his college ba ...

(born 1978), American basketball coach

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